Nigeria: Persons With Disabilities Want Commission

10 April 2013

Persons with disabilities in the country said that passing the national disability bill without establishing a commission for them is a waste of time.

The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) made this resolution after a two- day technical meeting on the National Disability Bill held in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Abuja.

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